Coupon printer



Oct. 25, 1932. H. L. KRUM 8 COUPON PRINTER Filed Oct. 16, 1930 4Sheets-Sheet l m6 N I 4/ ha C 8n 3 MS mu 3 at r A R x n a nw V. mQ W mV. o m 9 h v m 8 N2 0 V e e e e 9 INVENTOR HOWARD LJIEUM BY ATTORNEY-5Oct. 25, H L KRUM 1,884,755

Y COUPON PRINTER Filed Oct. 16, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 lNVENTOR HOWARD L.KEUM ATTORNEY H. L. KRUM COUPON PRINTER Oct. 25, 1932.

4 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTQR HOWARD L .KEUM M 3 ATTORNE Filed Oct. 16, 19500a. 25, 1932. H, L, KRUM 1,884,755

COUPON PRINTER Filed Oct. 16, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR HOME!) 1..nauM

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PATENT OFFi-CE HOWARD IL. KZR'UM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AQBIGNDB TOGIHIGAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF TELETYIWG CQRPQMTION, OF

DELAWARE moron rnm'rnn hppllcutlcn filed catcher 18, race. Serial No.new.

.lhis invention pertuins to telegraph receivers, end more ticulerly totelegru h printers oil the peri ljl'i lion code type, t e preferredembodiment oi? the invention hereine'lter lorth heing in the lorni of enimprovement on telcprnph printers of the type disclosed in limited@tetes lPiitent zpizl l llihdd issued hehrunry l, 19%, to Peterlm.hlorton et el.

fit present it is gcnemily the pructice etoch eirchnnges to sheet theectuul or commodity trmisoctions ct so-cnlled posts, loco-ted citolesignnted points in on er:cheni @no such post is provided cause offinancial cech stock or group oi stochs, us the muy he the iniormetionregerrlinrr the stochs elicited thereto being usnully conveyed hy eilrcmed curd surmountine eech post. .hny desired numhcroi such posts ereprce ridcd end ere usuully distrihuted uniformly uhout the door oi theerchnngre.

Along the Wells oi the stock enchnnge hell or room telephone hooths eren-rrunged over such oi which n sigpnnl lump is enhihited. These hoothsare let to stool: hrohers end the tele hrohers' mnin offices hy privntewires. oroher hes one or Erich more representetires stetioned ut thestoclr enehenge, Who receive the orders over the telephone to buy orsell specific hloclrs of stocks. llsuelly each representatire recordsthe phoned information upon curds of uniform size end then cnrries themover to the est ullotted to the perticuler stock in whic he Wishes todeal, unnounces his perticuler proposition, and endeurors to com lcte utrensection.

l hile so engaged his telephone may be ringing and the signal light overhis booth signel flushing for enother order which must wait torattention, unless he wishes to neglect his present transaction. Whenbusiness is active material delay in efi'ectin transactions withresultant heavy losses requently occurs, and because the messages aretelephoned and must be accurately received beresponsibilities incurredby brokers executing erroneous orders, considerable loss of time andefiort occurs.

To minimize labor and to eliminate waste homes are usuully connected tosaid of time and chances, eccordingl the resent invention has for itsprimary 0 ject tie pro vision of telegraphic printers especinlly torecord the orders or instructions quickly, accurately autometicelly anddirectly upon cards or tickets oi uniform size convenient for handlingeither singl r or in smell packets without necessitntinp" the presenceof a receirin nttendnnt. ldy use oi? the present invention thepossihility oi" erroneous transmission of orders is to e minimum endhrohers mey communicnte directly With agents ht the enchunp'" Alsohrohers representetives mny complete sent trensuctions without cnnoyonce end in y then return to their hooths end piclr up nest hutch oicoupons relstinp; to further trunsnctions which here in the meun time,uccumuleted, thereby meterielly in creasing the husiness e single ugentcnnhendie and reducin the cost of trnnsnctions cor respondingly, W ilespeeding the service.

While especially useiul in stock ouchringer: the present invention isedeptuhle to vnrions other uses as for exumple remote controlcullsystems or installctions for those husiness enterprises whichprovide messenger or ceh service such as telegreph, i3 hoto rintin 3 endcob companies, hotels I; the ilre W' erein the calls or messagesreceived et e centrnl point are transmitted therefrom to the remotebrunch oflices or points where cell-sli s, coupons, or records moy hedirectly provi ed for distribution by use of the present invention.

Therefore another object of this invention is to facilitate thedispatching of orders eccruing in stock or commodity exchen res andmessage distribution on call systems y pro viding a special couponprinter which will record directlycommunications at distributing pointsor branch ofiices upon lolnnhs, cards, or tickets of uniform, sizeconvenient for handling either singly or in small packets.

Still another object of this invention is to provide telegraphicprinting apparatus wherein the message is received upon a paper web andwherein means are rovided for cutting the web automatically into partsof predetermined length.

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A further object of the invention is to provide'means whereb apredetermined len h of recording material is fed through a printmg aparatus with every messa group of signa s and is cut of! automatica y topredetermined length.

Another feature resides in the fact that the the length of tape orrecord sheet fed for the minimum coupon in the preferred embodiment ofthe invention is independent of the minimum length of the message.

Still another object of this invention is to provide novel telegraphicreceiving mechanism in which the record strip is cut in response toamessa e-end si al. 4

A further object Is to cut t e tape or record strip in a telegraphicreceiver in lengths of multiples of a predetermined length unit underthe control of the sendin device which will effect an index other t an aprinted record.

Another object is to provide means under the control of the sender forweakening the tape between successive messages in telegra hi0 receivers.

'urther objects of the invention will pear in connection with thepreferred em I I tita ment of the invention hereinafter set forth andillustrated in the accompanying draw- 1n%, wherein:

ig. 1 is a plan view of one form of improved receiver embodying theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the form of I invention shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is-a detail view of the auxiliary shaft that controls thecounting mechanism cinbodied in the preferred form of invention.

Figure 4 is a fragmental section of the auxiliary shaft embodied in thepreferred formed form of invention taken near its forward end.

Figure 5 is a detail viewof the counting mechanism utilized.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6-6 m Fi re 5.

Figure illustrates the arrangement of the parts of the countin mechanismillustrated immediately prece ing the cutting operatlon.

Figure 8 is a detail cross sectional view taken on line 8-8 of Fi re 5.

Figure 9 is a detail '0 a punch lever utilized.

Figure 10 is a fra ental vertical view of the auxillary shaft c utchreleasing actuating bar utilized.

Fi auxi iary shaft clutch-release mechanism utilized. I

Figure 12 is a detail view-of the platen unshift actuating bar.

Figure 13 is a detail view of the platen shift actuating bar. a

Figure 14 is a detail lan view ofthe platen shift and unshift mec anismutilized.

rOtatinglaten use re 11 is a fragmental plan view of the inafter setforth as is necessary to an understanding of the present invention.Reference ma be had to said patent for a full understan ing of theprinter mechanisms not described hereinafter in detail.

The present invention provides a counting mechanism ada ted forassociation with the rinter of said atent 1,7 45,633 or any simiar typeof printer, the function of which is to properly time and initiate acutting operation y counting the spaces comprising a predetermined unitlength or mu tiple of unit lengths of coupons preparatory to performingthe cutting operation on the receiving ie disclosed in the abovementioned patent the platen 14, (referring to Figures 1 an 2 in thedrawings accompanying this application) over whic the paper tape passesfrom right to left is located in the front and central part of the aaratus. However, the in this invention is of slightly fierentconstruction comprising in this instance a shiftahle part 14 and. anonshiftable part 15 as will more fully hereinafter apar.

e i iately above the platen is the inkin ribbon. The typebars are justback of an above the platen, arran ed in a semi-circle for st downwarJust above and back of the typebars are the code bars, six in number,and semi-circular in shape. The actuating bars are just in front of thecode bars and one is pulled into the aligned notches in the code barswhen the notches are selectively aligned for a particular letter. Whenthe selectm mechanism aligns the notches in the code are and the properull-bar is ulled thereinto, the operatm ail is reeased and moves u ward.T e operatin bail145, (Fi re 10, heet 4.) engages anotc in theselectebars ullin them upward, thus till" operating cam, thereby impartingmotion to the operating bail which in turn performs all the otheroperations of printing, all as set forth in detail in the abovementioned patent.

Having indicated the well mechanism to which the present invention wasparticularly adapted, the additional parts of the presentinvention willnow be described in detail;

Pricing rnec/ wmt'am The additional drive mechanism tor the presentinvention comprises a shaft 1'? horinontally disposed trots trout torear of the machine Figures 1 and Q) operably con nected wit anddisposed to the right of main shaft 16 by means at worm gear 18 mountedon shatt 17 (Figures l and 3) which internleshes with worm or pinion l9fixedly mounted on main sha't't l6. Power tor driving the up aratus issupplied by the printer motor 2i rough gearing to main shalt 16 which inturn drives auxiliary shaft 17.

llleiterring to Figure 3, auxiliary shalt l7 is supported tram baseplate 20 at the rear on hearing 23 having extensions 24 and 25, be tweenwhich worm gear 118 is mounted. The lorward end at shatt ll is supportedfrom plate 20 by means oi. bearing 26..

Fined to shaiit ll is the driving member 2'? oil tooth or grab clut barat which comprises sleeve 29 slidably mounted on and to shatt l7. l'oiuned on sleeve til is a (itigure ll) having a cam surface adapted toengage a lined cam :tollower 33., which terms an into gral oi clutch rel.se lever 34 operated in manner that will more fully hereinafter sleevemember 29 is thus adapted to be held to the lett, viewed in Figure 3;,out oi engagement with the fixed member 2'? against the distendingaction of helical spring 35 positioned on the end of sleeve 29 betweenthe sleeve member 99 and counter a clutch'member 36, by thecammingaction iniparted to said sleeve through its cam surface 353bytined cam follower 33 (Figure ll).

tlounter clutch member 36 is mounted on shaft ll, and is rotatahlydriven therewith through a splined connection 36 with sleeve member 29(Figures 3 and l). Counter clutch member 36 constitutes the drivin'member ot the counter clutch assembly, the riven memher 537 at whichcomprises a flanged hub fixed to the sleeve 38 mounted on the reducedend 39 (Figure 4-) of shatt l7. Incidentally, end 39 out shaft 17 issuitably journalled in bush ing 41 mounted in bearing bracket 24. Alsomounted on sleeve 38 and rotatable therewith is the gear 42. Counterclutch member 36 comprises punch lever operating cam 43, punch leverrelease cam 44 and detent 45, the functions of which will be hereinafterdescribed.

Appropriately mounted on hub 46 of said known printing.

h L28, the driven menr member 36 and pivotally connected thereto at 47is counter clutch pawl 48, adapted to cooperate with laterally disposedtooth 49 on member 3?. Pawl into cooperative relationship with tooth 49by the dlstending action ozthelical spring 51.

Bracket 24:, Fig. 3, is substantially U- shaped, one arm of which, asalready has been noted, supports the front end of shaft 17.Appropriately interposed between the arms of bracket 24- and adapted tointermesh with gear 42 is intermediate gear 552 l) mounted on anddrivingshaft 58 which is suitably journaled in arms at said bracket 24. Shaft53 extends beyond theitront arm of bracket 24- and has lined on saidextended end bevel gear 5t meshing with and driving bevel gear 55 tiredto one end at shalt 56. Shaft 56 is journaled in brackets 5'? and 58,which are in turn tilted to base plate 20. Fixed to the other end at anddriving shaft 56 is bevel gear 59 meshing with bevel gear 61 fixed tothe trout and oil the spacing shaft 62 (Figs. 1 and 2). The rotation atspacing shalt 62 to att act the spacing operation and simultaneouslyfeed the is accomplished substantially as set forth in the hereinbeltorementioned Patent :tthldhfitid.

lln this invention rotation at the platen is controlled either by thespacing mechanism of just described or by the counter clutch mechanism.set :t'orth in Patent I l,'l'd5,633 rotative otion is iinparted to theplaten by the spacing shat't gear 63 and the platen shalt gear 64.- sothe tape is moved forward one space during each operation oi the spacingratchet (not shown). Simultaneously, rotative motion is imparted tocounter clutch member 3? through its associated gear l2 by reason thecooperative relationship between shatts 58, 56'and 62 and theirassociated During the recording at message the platen it and counterclutch 3? advance step by step in accordance with the usual spacingoperation. willbe noted at this point that the counter clutch member 3?and its associated gear t2 rotate on shaft 1? independently of therotation out the shalt by reason of their fixed relation to sleeve 36,and that their rotation is controlled either by the rotation of thespacing shalt 62, previously described, or by the counter clutch drivingmember 36 through counter clutch pawl 1-8. Rotative motion is impartedto the counter clutch member 36, of i 'hich pawl d8 is part, throughgrabclutch member 29 whenever said clutch memher is allowed to becomeengaged with constantly rotating driving member 27, as Will hereinafterappear.

gutting mechanism 4-8 is constantly urged lllt present embodiment ofthis invention punch 65 is adapted to cut a V-shaped notch 1n the edgeof the tape at predetermined intervals. Having reference now to Figs. 5and 6 sheet 3, wherein the cutting mechanism is clearly illustratedindetail, punch 65 comprises a U- shaped member mounted for verticalreciprocative movement on guide post 66, appropriately mounted onarm 67of bracket 68 which in turn is fixed to base plate 20. To reventrotation of punch 65 on post 66, gu1de pin 69 suitably mounted on arm 67passes through a locatin eye in the lower arm of punch mem ber 65. theextremity of arm 71 on bracket 68 is mounted die member 72, one end ofwhich isfixed to said arm 71 and which is provided at its free end witha ii-shaped notch adapted to serve as a matrix for punch member 65 andto coo rate therewith. Punch 65 is normally eldout of engagement withdie 72 by the distending action of helical springs 73 suitably mountedon guide post 66.

Reciprocative motion is imparted to punch 65 by the alternating actionsof spring 73 and punch operating? bail 74, as will hereinafter appear.Bail 4 is a substantially U- shaped member pivotally connected at 75 toplaten shaft bearing bracket 76 fixed to base plate 20. Am 77 of bail 74is adapted to cooperate with punch. 65, and to the end of arm 7 8 ofsaid bail 74 is pivotally connected one end of punch bail link 79.Referring to Fi 5, it will be noted that the other end of lin 79 isivotally connected to arm 81 of adjustable ell crank 82. To the end ofarm 83 of bell crank 82 is 'pivotally connected one end of punch leverlink 84: the other end of which is pivotallyconnected at 85 to punchlever extension 86. This train of mechanism is desi ed .to impartoscillatory motion to arm 7% of bail 74: in a manner to be presentlydescribed. Incl lentally adjustable bell crank 82 comprises iii-shapedmember 87 (Fig. 8) and arm 81 which are both pivoted at 88. Thesingularity between arms 81 and 83 is adjustable by, reason of slot andscrew adjustment 89.

of the counting mechanism are appropriately mounted on bracket 91,-fixedto, base plate 20. Punch lever 92 and punch lever extension 86 arepivoted at a common point 93. To. clarify the understanding of Figs. and7, there is shown in Fig. 9 a detail oi punch lever 92, wherein isindicated the pivotal ints with the same labels as appear inifis. 5 and7. Pivoted at 94 to lever 92 is to ower roller 95 which is actuated bycam 43 of counter clutch member 36. Pivoted at 96 on lever 92 is punchlever pawl 97. Pawl 97 comprises latch arm 98, adapted to cooperate witharm 99 of lever 86 as will herei'naft/er appear,'and arm 101 to theextremity of which secured one end of spring 102 the other end of whichis secured at 103 to punch lever 92. Secured to punch lever extension86. at a point substantially midway between points 93 and 85 is one endof spring 1 lever 9% as will presently appear. Suitably attache to latch109 to impart clockwise rotation thereto about pivot 108 is spring 114which is also fixed to bracket 91. In consequence thereof arm 111 isconstantly in contact with the periphery-of cam 44.

The normal position of the counter mechanism is shown in Fig. 5, andtheoperative position assumed by the mechanism in res onse to a message endor special control signal is shown in Fig. 7. Punch lever 92 constantlytends to rotate in a counter-clockwise sense about point 93 due to thetension of spring 107. Lever 86 normally tends to rotate in a clockwisesense under the influence of spring 104, which' rotation is limited bystop 115 secured to bracket 91. This action of spring 104.- on lever 86tends to hold punch out of operative relationship with die 72 throu hthe interconnecting levers and links herein fore described. Punch leverpawl 97 normally tends to rotate in a clockwise sense under theinfluence of spring 102, which rotation is limited by sto 116 fixed tobracket 91. The message-en signal is a special code combination which,when received, initiates the operation of the cutting mechanism toefiect the cutting of the coupon to the predetermined length, as willclearly appear ereinafter.

Clutch release for counting mechanism Having reference to Figs. 10 and11, the counting mechanism clutch releases will now be described. A scial pull-bar or actuating bar 119 to e ect the actuation of the clutchrelease lever 34 is provided. The construction, selection, and mode ofactuation of pull-bar 119 is identical to that fully de-' scribed inbefore mentioned U. S. Patent #1,745,633 and the description will nothere be repeated in detail. As shown in Figure 10 actuating bar 119 isprovided with foot 121 adapted to cooperate with arm 122 of lever 123.Lever 123 is adapted to pivot on stud 124 (Fig. ll) appropriatelymounted on the before mentioned bracket 24 and comprises arms 122 andll25. Arm 125 is adapted to cooperate with arm 126 of clutch releaselever 34. Lover 34 is pivoted on stud l2? appropriately mounted onbracket 128 winch in turn is lined to base plate 20. Lever 34- isconstantlv held in operative relation with clutch memher 29 by thetension of spring i259, one end of which is secured to lever flat andthe other end. to spring post 131 suitably mounted on bracket 12%.. llnthe normal rest position of iollot-ver 3? cl lever will" gages cornsurface 3% adjacent the ledge on step projection holdi clntch Elli restout oi engagement with clntch meta her Ella l t hen the a Ill and

i a tinned ll. li e-tent silrl,l't5,6tt3, which canoes end at area 122to he raised and end at aria M5 to be lowered clue to the rotation oflever M3. The consequent action of arm l upon arm L26 of lever 3t causessaid lever 34 to rotate against the action of spring 129 rain inglollower 33 out of engagement with cana surlace 32 and the sto ledge ofclutch mem"- laer 29. Clutch mem er 29 is therefore allowed to cop-a thedriving'member 27 due to the distening action of clutch spring: (Figures3 and 11), and b reason oil such engagement the rotation of fore mentioned counter clutch assembly 36 through a single revolution isinitiated.

. daunting operation The operation of the counting mechanism in theperformance of the cutting operation Wlll'l'lQW be described. Inoperation it will understood that the message is received by the printerand recorded on the receiving tape in the ,usual manner set forth indetail in the above mentioned atent and the transmitting operator sendsa message-end signal only at the completion of each mesnot-edhereinbefore, gear 42 and member ll o'l' counter clutch assembly 36 areadvanced or rotated step-by-ste with the platen 14 uponeach spacing. hisstep-by-step rotatron continues as ion as the received message is beingrecorde Assuming that onl one-half revolution of platen 14 and clutcmember 37 is required to complete the reception of the message, at thispoint the measage-end signal will received. Reception of the messa e-cndsignal in the manner hereinbefore escribed causes actuation of bar 119to initiate a single revolution of clutch members 29 and 36, at the comletion of which the cutting operation wil be performed'as willhereinafter a pear. Durmg the rotation of clutch mem r 36, pawl 65 48overtakes tooth 49 of member 37, and

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, length led a revoh completes rotation of clutch member 37 under theinfluence of power supplied by shaft 17. This action also causes gear 42associated with member 37 to continue its rotation which, by reason ofits interconnection with platen 14,, causes said platen to continue itsrotation thereby advancin the tape to feed a prede termined len h terect through the machine regardless o the variations in length of themessage short of a tape len 5h correspondin to the amount led by a lullrevolution or the counting mechanism When the message is longer than mayhe recorded on a length ol to the cont i ineclanisna which co: that l hat c porn-5; .ll tonne to to sim nasty .nno platen nnder influence Us. 1the spacing mechanism until the masses e is completed and upon toception of the message-end signal clutch members 29 and 36 will releasedfor rotation and pawl ddwill then piclt up tooth 39 rotatin platen M toteed a length of tap that wi l complete a length oi coupon which "Willhe a multiple of the unit length.

dotting operation It is now apparent how the length of the. coupon isantomaticallv controlled in both unit and multi 1e lengths for short andlong messages and t e cutting operation will now be described. SinceFig. 5 shows the counting. mechanism in its normal. or nnoperatedposition and llig. l illustrates some in its operated position prior toperlorming the cutting operation, t e steps intervening between the twoillustrated positions will now be described. lleierring to Fin. 5,lollovver roller is normally in contact with the low part of theperiphery of com at due to the action of spring 107 on lever 92 whichspring tends to rotate said lever 92 in a counter-clockwise sense. Ithas been noted that spring lit normally tends to rotate lever 109 in aclockwise sense so that end 111 constantly bears a inst the oi cam l4.

lli'hen the l'otatidii oi the counter-clutch member 36 is inaugurated,cam 43 due to its conformation causes punch lever 92 to be rotated aboutpivot 93 in a clockwise sense against the action of sprin 107. At thesame time ivot 96 is cause arc away rom stop 116 in a path causin pawl97 to rotate slightly as spring 102 ten to hold said awl 97 against itsstop 116 as a fulcrum unti inclined end of lever 99. As the rotation oflever 92 continues awl 97 will clear its stop 116 and inclined ace 117will continue in sliding relation vertically with end of lever 99 untillever 92 has been elevated suficientl by cam 43 to permit hooked end ofpawl 9 to clear the end of lever 99 at which instant the pawl 91 will beallowed to rotate in a.

on at the to describe an llld lllli inclined face 117 contacts withclockwise sense under the tension of s'prin position, hereinbeforealluded to, under the 102 to become engaged through its hooke end tolever 86.

This position of punch lever 92 and awl 97 "s illustrated in Fig. 7.However, w ile the hi h part of cam 43 by reason of its dwell sti 1holds lever 92 in its elevated position, the cam 44 is causing the lever109 to rotate in a counter-clockwise sense, so that end 112 of saidlever 109 will enga e end 113 of lever 92 and provide a detent t erefor.After lever 92 has been elevated, and pawl 97 and latch 99 have becomeen aged in the manner just indicated, the periphery of cam 43 againdrops ofi to the low point. Lever 92, however, being restrained bydetent 112 of lever 109 remains in its elevated position as shown inFigure 7 until released, in the following manner.

In the position shown in Figure 7, cam .43 is positioned so that thelowest point on its periphery is presented to follower roller 95, thatis, the point of greatest span between the cam 43 and follower 95 whilesaid follower 95 is restrained as hereinbefore set forth. The purpose ofthis gap or span is to permit a tripammer action to be imparted tocutting knife 65 to efiect the cuttng operation, as will presentlyappear. It will also be observe that at this instant the abrupt drop orstep 118 in cam 44 is about to reach end 111 of lever 109. This is theposition of the counting mechanism immediately previous to the cuttingoperation. As step 118 passes end 111, lever 109 receives a suddenslight clockwise rotation under the influence of its spring 114 therebycausing end 112 to become disengaged from end 113 of lever 92. Lever 92is thus free to rotate suddenl in a counter-clockwise sense under the inuence of its spring 107 until follower roller 95 again contacts with cam43. During this motion of lever 92, counter-clockwise rotation isimparted to lever 86 through its engagement with pawl 97.

Upward movement thus is imparted to link 84 which causes bell crank 82to rotate slightly in a counter-clockwise sense about its pivot 88.Counter-clockwise rotation is thereby imparted through link 79 to hellcrank 74 which in turn im arts a sudden downward movementto punc 65 toperform the cutting operation.

The counting mechanism is again restored to its normal position as shownin Figure 5 in the following manner. .After lever 86 has rotated in acounter-clockwise sense under the influence of pawl 97 sufiiciently toperform the cutting operaton,,arm 101 of said pawl 97 will engage stop116 so that the remainder of the downward motion of pawl 97 will causeits hooked end to be tripped or disengaged from the associated end oflever 86. Lever 86, being thus released, is permitted to rotate again ina clockwise sense to its normal influence of spring 104. Punch 65 is nowfree to return to its u per or unoperative position through thedistending action of spring 73.

As the countin mechanism is restored to normal cam sur iace 32 of clutchmember Plat/en shift and mwhft In the present embodiment of thisinvention the shifting of-the platen is accomplished with the aid of asixth or case control code bar 132 responsive to a case controlcondition added to each code combination of selecting conditions andmounted above the usual five code bars. The sixth code bar 132, unlikethe other code bars, is devoid of notches; but instead is provided withtwo tooth-like projections 133 and 134 (Figs. 1, 12 and 13) one neareachend thereof ada ted to be super imposed above the special y providedactuating bars 135 and 136 which actuate the platen shiftingmechanism,as will hereinafter appear. Like the type-bar-operating bars disclosedin said Patent 1,745,633, actuatin bars 135 and 136 (Figs. 12 and 13)are gui ed at their upper and lower ends in the slots of the comb ar 137and of the type bar segment 138, the lower end portions of the barsbeing arranged between rollers 139 mounted upon the rod 141 and thesegmental bar 142.

The actuating bars 135 and 136 are shifted upwardly by vertical springs143 the up er ends of which are secured to segmental ar 142 and thelower ends secured to projections 144 at the bottom ends of therespective actuating bars. The actuating bars 135 and 136 are normallyheld in depressed position by the engagement of the striker bar or bail145 of the printer with the laterally projecting lugs 146 formed on theactuating bars. The lower ends of actuating bars 135 and 136 are alsoprovided with inwardly pro'ecting lugs 147 and 148 respectively, adapteto cooperate with a rocking bail 149 (Figs. 14 and 15) to effect theshifting of the laten, as will presently appear. Said rocking bail 149is pivotally mounted on brackets 151 and 152 which are in turn fixed tobase plate 20. Bail 149 is provded with an upwardly extending arm 153.(Fig. 15) which engages aperipheral groove in the platen sleeve,substantially as shown. Bail 149 is also provided at its ends with arm154 actuated by bar 135, and arm 155 is actuated by one arm ofintermediate lever 156 which is pivotally connected to no u v charactersor bracket 157 appropriately mounted to base 20. The other arm of lever156 is adapted to cooperate with log 1 18 of pull-har 136.

Referring to Hi .1, it will be observed that the platen assemb ycomprises slidahle roller platen 1 1, sliolabl v mounted on platen shaft157, adjacent roller fixed on the end of shaft 157'. The construction ctroller 15 is essentially as that oil the platen roller described inalorementioned Patent 11,745,633 but in the present invention roller 15serves as a teed and roller tor the outer edge oi record 11th which is 1from tape reel 1.59 i h lorm guide and over ta hare,

ation mark or case charac er.. 'l'lhe platen; it is smelly shittahle on157 end is adapted to he positioned beneath the tape to receivethe'impact of either typeface on the selected type her, as will presentlappear. Plates 1 1 is driven logy shaft 15'? y means of splineclconnection 16? be tween platen 1h and platen shattgear 61.

lhe position at the platen is governed by the position of the sixth casecontrol code her 1393., which position is turn controlled lay a l -hrver133 (Fig. 1) or the selector mechanism set forth in Patent $1,715,333

- under inliuence ot case control condition added to each codecornhination ct selecting conditions. Assuming that the platen isnormally in the letters or unshitt position and it desired to print anupper case character, a signal corresponding to the se lected characteris received and translated lay the selector mechanism. The ninth codeher 13%,, thereilore, will he moved in clocltwise sense, as viewed inFig. 1.. looth or projection 13 1 thus will he superimposed above pullher 133, and when her or hail 1 15 isactuated to efl'ect the printingoperation in the manner descrihed in Patent #Li seas, actuating bars 185and its will tend to rise under the influence ot the r individualsprings 143, but bar 133 will he restrained from vertical movement bysaid projection 134. Bar 135, however, is free to move vertically, sincerojection 133 has been moved, simultaneous y with projection 134, out ofthe path ofsaid pull-her 135. Arm 15lot hail 1 19 thus has heenpulledupward so as to rock arm 153 toward the r1ght,-as viewed in Fig. 15, atthe same time shifting platen 14 into the shift position to chest theprinting of upper case characters.

Similarly, when it is desired to return code bar 132 is caused to movein a counterclockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 1, by a proper casecontrol condition added to the received code comhinations of selectingconditions, thus causing projection 133 to he superimposed above her 135and moving projection 134 out of the path of bar 136 so that when bail 115 is again actuated, bar 133, and not bar 135, will be permitted toelevate. Thus the vertical movement of bar 136 under the influence ofits spring 1 13 will cause lever 156 to rotate about its pivot 157.Lever 151i hy its action upon arm 155 of hail will cause said bail toroclr toward the left as owed in l5, and thereh restore en to its normalor lo o'er posit To resist the pressure of l L." 135 s against the sixthcone when jection or 13d has heen super-imposed thereahove, rigidrestraining mernhers ltd, one adjacent to each bar 135 and 136 are provided as shown in Figs. 1, 12 and 13. its is clearly shown in Fig 12 and13, member 163 comprises laterally disposed end 1'151 which serves toabsorh the pressure exerted by the pull her against the sixth code orcase control her 132 and oppositely disposed end 172 is fixed tosuitable bracket 173.

'lhe platen shift it will accordingly be seen is ellected withoutdisturbing the position of the latter position of the tape, andtherefore without interfering with the counting or cut ting operation.Furthermore it will he noted that the printing of letters and ligurescase characters is edected in odset lines on the tape.

Referring to Fi e". 2 it will he ohserved that ink ribbon spool 171 iselevated to provide clearance for the manipulation of the tape insevering the coupons.

There is also provided a receptacle or chad hon 175 (Fig. 1) adapted tobe removahlv inserted between the vertical arms of hraclret 63 (Fig. 6)and disposed helow die 72 to receive the chips cut from the edge of thetape.

From the foregoing description it will he seen that this inventionprovides telegraphic printing apparatus which-comprises simple andaccurate means for controlling the length of recording material orcoupons and printing figures and letters characters on oitset lines withrespect to each other. Although a preferred adaptation of the inventionhas been disclosed it will be understood that other applications thereoito other types of mechan sms well known in the art are within the scopeof this invention and it is intended to limit this invention only asindicated in the appended claims.

Accord ngly What is desired to be secured by Letters Patent and isclaimed as new is:

1. In a printing telegraph machine, a printing mechanism, a paper;strip, a main paper feed mechanism actuated at each printing operationto feed said strip forward in the ditit) ltltt ltlll rection of itslength one letter space,.an auxiliary paper feed mechanism, a singlemagnet, said magnet being the sole electro-responsive means forcontrolling the operations of said mechanisms, and means operable incycles for driving said auxiliary paper feed mechanism to insure feedingo a predfitermined length of paper through the mac me.

2. In a printing telegraph machine, a printing mechanism, a recordstrip, a main paper feed mechanism actuated at each printmg operation toadvance said record strip forward in the direction of itslength oneletter space, an auxiliary paper feed mechanism, and a fixed rotationclutch mechanism for driving said auxiliary paper feed mechanism tocause feeding of a length of paper through the machine in the samedirection by the integral operation of said main and said auxiliarymechanisms.

3. In a printing telegraph machine, a printing mechanism, a main aperfeed mechanism, an auxiliary paper eed mechanism, solel mechanicalmeansoperable in cycles for riving said auxiliary paper feed mechanism tocause feeding of a predetermined length of paper by the integral actionof said mechanisms through the machine, and means adapted to en age withthe paper for indicating the total ength thereof fed by the combinedaction of said mechanisms.

4;, In a printing telegraph machine, a selectlng mechanism, aprinting-mechanism, a

platen coacting with the printing mechamsm, a record strip, meansactuated at each printing operation to feed said strip forward in thedirection of its length one letter space, and auxiliary means controlledsaid selecting mechanism through solely mechanical connections forcontinuously advancing said strip independently of the printingoperation a plurality of letter spaces through the machine in'the samedirection,

printing mechanism, a paper feed, mechanism, means for feeding the paperone letter space in response to each rinting signal, auxiliary meansincluding a hail member for feeding the paper in the same direction avariable number of letter spaces, and means operable in predeterminedcycle in response to a predetermined signal to drive said a'uxil iaryfeeding means so that the total length of paper fed by both of saidpaper feeding means will be the same length or a multiple of the samelength for each cycle of opera tion.

6. In a printing telegraph machine, a printing mechanism, a paper feedmechanism, means for feeding the paper one letter space in response toeach printing signal, auxiliary means including a bail member forfeeding the aper in the same direction a variable numiier of letterspaces, and a clutch mechanism operable in a predetermined cycle inreindependently of said 5. In a printing telegraph machine, a

sponse to a predetermined si al to o erate said auxiliary means so thatt e total ength of paper fed by both of said paper feeding means will bethe same len h or a multiple of the same length for eac cycle ofoperation.

7. In a printing telegraph machine, aselecting mechanism, a printingmechanism, a platen coacting with said printin mechanism to causeprinting of letters and gures in offset lines with relation to eachother and across which a paper extends, a shaft for said platen, a mainshaft geared to said platen shaft, means actuated by each printinoperation to rotate said platen shaft to a vance said paper a singleetter space, an auxiliary paper feed operating shaft geared to said mainpaper feed shaft, a source of power, a clutch for connecting said sourceof power to said auxiliary paper feed operating shaft, means controlledby said selecting mechanism for effectin engagement of said clutch tooperate sai auxiliary paper feed operating shaft rinting operation tocontinuously advance the paper a number of letter spaces, and means forautomatically effecting disengagement of said clutch after apredetermined movement of said paper, to discontinue the operation ofsaid auxillary paper feed operating shaft.

. In a printing telegraph machine, a selecting mechanism, a printingmechanism, a paper strip, a platen coacting w th sa1d printmg mechanismacross which said paper strip extends, a paper feed shaft, a mainoperating shaft geared to said platen shaft, means actuated by eachprinting operation to rotate said paper feed shaft to advance said paperforward in the direction of its length a single letter space, anauxiliar operating shaft geared to said paper fee shaft, solelymechanical means controlled by said selectlng mechanism for operatingsaid auxiliary operating shaft independently of said printing operationto continuously advance the paper a number of letter spaces in the samedirection, and means for automatically discontlnuing the operation ofsaid auxiliary operatlng shaft after a predetermined movement of saidpaper in response to the movement of both said main and auxiliaryoperating shafts.

9. In a printing telegraph machine, a selecting mechanism, a printingmechamsm, a paper strip, aplaten coacting with said printing mechanismacross which said paper strip extends, a shaft for said platen, a mainpaper feed shaft geared to said platen shaft, means actuated by eachprinting operation to rotate said main paper feed shaft to advance saidpaper forward in the direction of its length a single letter space, anauxiliarypaper feed operating shaft geared to said main paper feedshaft, a source of power, a clutch for connecting said source of powerto said auxiliary paper feed operating shaft,

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solely mechanical means controlled by said selecting mechanism foreilecting engagement of said clutch to operate said auxiliary paper feedoperating shaft independently of said printing operation to continuouslyadvance the paper a number of letter spaces in the same direction, andmeans for automatically eifecting disengagement of said clutch after apredetermined movement of said paper, to discontinue the operation ofsaid auxiliary paper feed operating shaft.

10. In a printing telegraph machine, a platen, a printing mechanism, apaper feed mechanism for advancing paper in one direction past theprinting position, means responsive to received signals to print letterscharacters in one line and figures characters in another line on saidpaper and to advance the paper one letter space, and means including abail member responsive to a predetermined signal to advance the paper aplurality of letter spaces in the direction of the line of printing.

11. In a printing telegraph machine, a selecting means, a printingmeans, a single magnet, a paper feed means for advancing paper in asingle'direction past the printing position, means for printing aplurality of spaced messages on said paper with the figures and lettersin relatively offset lines; and means responsive to a predetermined codeS] gnal for spacing the paper a plurality of letter spaces intermediatemessages, said magnet being the sole electro-responsive instrumentalityfor controlling the operations of each of said means.

12. In a printing telegraph machine, a selecting mechanism, a printinmechanism,a paperfeed mechanism for a? .icing paper in a singledirection past the printing posi tion, means for printing a plurality ofspaced messages on said paper, and solely mechanical means controlled bysaid selecting mechanism for spacing the paper a plurality of letterspaces intermediate messages, so that the first character o'lE eachmessage will be spaced a predetermined distance from the first characterof the preceding message.

13. In a printing telegraph machine, a printing mechanism, a paper feedmechanism, means for feeding the paper one letter till space in responseto each printing signal, means to cause printing of letters and figuresin oilset lines on the paper, means for feeding the paper in the samedirection a variable number of letter spaces in response to apredetermined paper feeding signal, means in cluding a bail member forcontrolling the variable number of letter spaces to be supplied so thatthe total length of paper fed by both of said paper feeding means willbe the same length or a multiple .thereof for each cycle of operation,and means actuated to mark the paper to indicate the total length ofpaper fed by both of said paper feeding means.

14. In a printing telegraph machine, a selecting mechanism, a printingmechanism, a platen co-acting with the'printin mechanism, a recordstrip, means actuate at each printing operation to advance said stripone etter space, solely mechanical auxlliary means controlled by saidselecting mechanism in response to a predetermined signal forcontinuously advancing said strip a plurality of letter spaces throughthe machine in the same direction, and means for marking said strip atthe conclusion of the operation of said auxiliary means.

15. In a printing telegra h machine, an auxiliary paper feeding me'canism controllable from a common source with said teleraph machine, acutting means, a system of evers interconnecting said mechanism and saidmeans, said cutting means operative through said system of levers torautomatically incising the paper at multiple unit lengths,

16. In a printing telegraph machine, a printing mechanism, a paper stria pa er feeding means for advancing said strip or ward in the directionoi its length at each printing operation, an auxiliary feeding meansincluding a cyclically operable bail member controllable from a commonelectroresponsive means with said telegraph machine for supplementingthe advancing of the paper toward a predetermined ensuing unit length,and a cutting means :lor automatically incising the paper.

17. The combination with a printing telegraph machine including aprinting mecha nism, paper spacin mechanism, and paper supporting means,0 an auiriliary paper spacing means, including solely mechanical feedingmechanism and incising means for ad.- vancing and cutting said paper ata predetermined ensuing unit length.

18. In a tape printing teleaph machine, a selecting mechanism operabe:trom received telegraphic impulses, a printing mechanism controlled loysaid selecting mechanism, a tape spacing mechanism cooperating with saidprinting mechanism lor advancing said tape forward in thedirection ofits len h at each printing operation, determining in the path of saidtape, tape advancing means, and means whereby said auxiliary lable froma common electro-responsive source with said tele raph machine, andmeans for automa'tical y marking the paper at unit multiple lengths,said mechanism including cam means for establishing said markin means inoperative position, and additiona cam means for efi'ecting theinstantaneous and timed operation of said markin means so as not todisarran e the norma letter spacing operation of said machine. 21. In aprinting telegraph machine having paper spacing mechanism, an auxiliarypaper spacing mechanism, marking means co-o erative with said auxiliaryspacing mec anism for automatically markin the paper at unit multiplelen hs, said auxiliary spacing mechanism inclu mg cam means forestablishing said marking means in operative position, and additionalcam means for efiectuating the instantaneous and timed operation of saidmarking means so as not to disturb the normal letter spacing performanceof the machine. v

22 In a printingtelegra h machine, an auxiliary paper feeding mec anismcontrollable from a common electro-res onsive source with said telegraphmachine an paper marking means, said mechanism including meansresponsive to the normal paper s acin operation of the machine, andmeans a apte to supervene said last mentioned means to effect theoperation of said marking means at umt multiple lengths.

22 In a pr ntin telegraph machine, an auxiliary papernfee mg mec anismcontrollable from a common electro-responsive source w th said telegraphmachine, means for marking the paper, a main operating lever, mechanicalinterconnection between said lever and said means, cam means foractuating said lever to operative position to establish saidinterconnection, and means tomaintain said lever in said operativeosition and efiect the timed release of said ever to effectuate themarking operation at' unit multiple lengths so as not to disarran thenormal spacing operation of said machine.

24. In a printing telegraph machine having paper spacing mechanism, anauxiliary paper spacing mechanism and marking means cooperative withsaid auxiliary spacing mechanism, said auxiliary mechanism includingmeans responsive to the normal paper spacing operation of the machine,and means to supervene said last mentioned means to efiect the operationof said marking means at unit lei 12am.

25. In a printin telegraph machine, an auxiliary paper fee ing mec anismcontrollable from a common source with said telegraph machine, cuttingmeans for automatically incising the paper at multiple unit lengths,said mechanism including means res onsive to the normal paper spacingoperation of the machine, and means to supervene said last mentionedmeans to eflect the operation of said cutting-means.

26. In a printing telegraph machine a printing mechanism, a paper feedmec anism, means for feedin the paper one letter spacein response to eacprinting signal, and an auxiliary paper feeding means including meansresponsive to said first mentioned means, and means responsive to apredetermined paper s acing signal to supervene said last mentione meansto feed the paper in the same direction a variable number of letterspaces so that the total length of paper fed by both of said paperfeeding means will be the same length or multiples of the same lengthfor each cycle of operation.

27. In a rinting telegraph machine, a platen, a printin mechanism, apaper feed mechanism for a vancing paper in one direction past theprinting position, means responsive to received signals to print lettersc aracters in one line and figures characters in another line on saidpaper and to advance the paper one letter space, and mechanismresponsive to a predetermined signal includin means re means, an meansto supervene said last mentioned means to advance the paper a pluralityof letter spaces in the direction of the line of printing. r

28. In a rinting telegraph machine, a selectin mec anism, a printingmechan sm, a shiftaile platen co-acting with the printin mechanism, arecord strip, means actuat at each printing operation to advance saidstrip one letter space, marking means, auxiliary means controlled bysaid selecti mechanism in response to a predetermine signal forcontinuously advancing said strip a plurality of letter spaces throu hthe machine in the same direction, sai auxiliary means including meansresponsive to said first mentioned means, and means to superonsive tosaid first mentione vene said last mentioned means to effect theoperation of said markin means.

29. In a device of the c aracter described including a telegraphselecting mechanism, a printing mechanism controlled by said selectingmechanism, a source of power for operating said printing mechanism, aaper supplying means for supporting an c onve in con inuous pa r tape, as acin mdizha nism for advancih the ta a t each printing operation, amar 'ng mec anism, an auxiliary spacing means supplementing said spacingmechanism for advancing the ta to ensuing multiple unit lengths con byto establish said interconnection, an means for effecting theinstantaneous and timed operation of said marking means at apredetermined ensuing unit length of paper so as not to disarrange thenormal spacing operation of said machine.

31. The combination with a telegraph tape printing machine of anauxiliary spacing and marking mechanism including an auxiliary shaft, asource of Eowerdfoi'1 dfrtitiing said I y sai s a or actu-- shaft, meansoperable ating a markin means, a markin means in the path of sai tape,tape advancing means means whereby said auxiliary s acmg and markingmechanism is controlle for selec tive performance from a common sourceofimpulses with said telegraph printing machlne, an element in said firstmentioned means responsive to said tape advancing means, and furthermeans in said first mentioned means adapted to supervene said element toefiect the marking of the tape in unit multiple lengths.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HOWARD L. KBUM.

